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The spirit of Peruvians is nurtured by the arts and traditions of pre-columbine cultures and the successive waves of immigrants -European, African, and Asian- that disembarked in the country since the Spanish conquest. It has found expression through an eclectic and joyful creativity that traduces in a multiple array of stories, shapes, colours, rhythms, and rites. Today, Peru is home both to exceptional contemporary artists and to one of the most varied folk legacies on Earth.
 
Festivals, Festivities & Art Classics

From January to December, a selection of the best festivities country-wide.

Andean Chillout: Café Inkaterra is probably the first fusion of native melodies and instruments of the Andes and Amazon basin with electronic music.

Peru's top photographer, Martín Chambi captured the essence of Andean Peru as nobody has.

The Art of Peruvian Cuisine, a 110-recipe anthology by Tony Custer, absolutely essential

From a conversation in a tumbledown bar, Vargas Llosa recounts a whole period in Peru's recent history: the infamous 8-year dictatorship by General Odría. Conversation in The Cathedral, one of the best novels by Vargas Llosa, is a fresh and ever-present portrait of Peruvian society.

Keep an eye on some of Peru's most prominent exhibitions, festivals and festivities. And why not checking for concerts and recitals too!

 

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